πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 cups
- 2. 48 inches
- 3. 30 inches
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 22 cups
- 9. 75 inches
- 10. 79 inches
- 11. 75 inches
- 12. 75 inches
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